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(More customer reviews)Star Trek: The Next Generation attempts to humanize its captain with "We'll Always Have Paris." It not only reveals the romantic side of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's (Patrick Stewart) but examines how his personal life has suffered because of his dedication to Starfleet.
A moment in time repeats itself while the Enterprise-D is on its way to Sarona VIII for shore leave. Investigation of the incident leads to Doctor Paul Manheim (Rod Loomis), a scientist who has been conducting a non-linear time experiment. Strong feelings are reawakened in Picard when he comes face-to-face with Manheim's wife Jenice (Michelle Phillips) because she was once romantically-involved with the captain. Yet, Picard must keep his emotions in check until he has found a way to seal the dimensional rift caused by Doctor Manheim's experiment.
"We'll Always Have Paris" showcases some dazzling visual effects with those of Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) repairing the dimensional rift being a particular standout. However, all the moments dealing with Captain Picard's bittersweet reunion with his former love fall flat. There is very little spark between Jean-Luc and Jenice and a definite lack of passion in their dialogue. The romantic subplot also is a poor fit with the main "galaxy-in-peril" storyline. It seems strange that the Picard, Jenice, and Doctor Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) would spend so much time thinking about their personal feelings when all of reality is in danger of becoming unhinged. With all of these problems contributing to the episode's ineffectiveness, "We'll Always Have Paris" winds up being just a ho-hum outing in the end.
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